COMPARISON OF TWO STRENGTHS OF STEROID INJECTION TO HELP REDUCE THE DISCOMFORT AFTER REMOVAL OF LOWER WISDOM TEETH

COMPARISON OF TWO DIFFERENT DOSAGES OF DEXAMETHASONE SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION ON THE POST-OPERATIVE SEQUELAE OF SURGICAL EXTRACTION OF IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLARS : A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2014/01/004364

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE SURGICAL EXTRACTION OF IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLARS

Interventions

Intervention1: SINGLE DOSE OF 4mg/ml DEXAMETHASONE SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION: 4mg/ml DOSAGES OF DEXAMETHASONE SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION WILL BE INJECTED AND THE REDUCTION IN POST-OPERATIVE SEQUELAE WILL BE COMP

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Impacted mandibular third molars with Pedersonâ??s difficulty score of 5-10 3. Free of acute symptoms at the time of surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients in whom corticosteroids are contraindicated 2. Pregnant or lactating females 3. Patients with uncontrolled systemic diseases 4. Those patients who refuse to take part in the study

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Alveolar osteitis, post-surgical infection and any adverse effectsTimepoint: Alveolar osteitis, post-surgical infection and any adverse effects	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PAIN, OEDEMA, TRISMUS AND POST-OPERATIVE DISCOMFORTTimepoint: ON THE 2nd AND 7th POST-OP DAY	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SHUBHAV GULATI

Govt. Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram

drcrsobhana@gmail.com9447282956

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026